Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-03
AGAINST SEWER GAS.
WARNING WORDS CONCERNING OR plNARY DRAIN OR cEssPooL AIR.

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 Evi1 Enects Which Arc Cumulative In
 the Human system-The Worst Gases
 Often Odorle-s--Earth Closets - Two
 Sanitary IpJunctions-
 Sewer gas is not a simple substance Of uni- form composition but it varies in its consti- tuents at different places and st different times, while its effects arc not always the same upon different individuals or under changing circumstances. Ordinary drain or csSsDool air, m it's usual stetc of dilutiOn, Is not deadly, otherwiss most American house holders would always bc ilL The fact that thousands of persons are living amid leaky drain pipes, without serious annoyance, proves that some forms of sewer gBs are less kursful than others
 An ordinary priyy is harmless, but tight ceESpool even if it contains only itchen grease, may create sufficient poison 70 des- troy A uholo family. No, long sipce threo men werr overcome on entering a crss-ool at Newark. S. ! . aud two of them died from suffocniiun. Al Cleveland, O., similar catastrophe o-curr,L
 The had oder of sawer gas Ia due mainly to gllphurcttcd hydrogen, which cguses debility, bon, ard sii::ilar sisiu diseascs but one may hre-the tiiS c1mu-uEt in the chemists laboratory with inPnnity. fla person, how svc-, is exposed for long time to such inau- srccs the effect Is cumulative and may rem fer hin, l-s, liabl- to resist infection.
 On the other hand. habit may exert some Influence in the mltt.r. Any ono on entering . crowded thentrc or school, or a room filed with tobacco smoke, will feel discomfort and hardly be able to breathe, yet in few min utes tbe scnse cf annoyance will disappear 1nlesS the pcT>on has very delicntc lungS Men working ir Sew.rs feel no bad effects from their surroundings, and persons actively srrurls-i nrs less liable t,isu others to suffer from breathing sewer FnS. Plumbers cOm- plain mostly Of rheumstism chusci by damp, but they nrc often fickeHci by inhaliny foul aIr when working over open drains. Women and children md others who lead a sedentarY life sre most suhisc; to ttis poison.
 Sexer Fas rany l-e created where there b neither sorser nor Q o.sSpool. Every inch of rnsto pirss that hls t--en luslE coGtod with grease, soap Or slime xill evolve offensive siors ualess !; is Eell flushed or ventila,ed Certain terms of bottle or reservoir traps are ,lly miniature ccSfsoolS & long ns there h ! chance for illth Co putrcfy foul cir will be thrown oT Al 'I,e clements for ferments- .ion are present iu waste plpos-hest, moisture md animal mattcr. In an ordinary basin Easse toe hot water, soap and scurf from the Ikin are sufficient material to start deoompo- ition.
 Much also depends upon the condition ot Ihe individual If in robust beaith h. may i've InLarIDei for years amid unwhole oJlss conditions, but if pro-trated by slight IT, 9ees or dcpE-ssi by worry oT fati-,ue. a single Shiff of sewer gas may bring on ser- Dus results A slight cold, in that case, may develop into diphtheria, os an ordinary feVs ISsuuIe typboid form
 The risk oi breathing sewer gas L. nos from he amount of bad odor psrceptiba Tho Eors; ga-s aSe often odoTieSa To QaOee q lilh authority. -tlsre E always danger in 1reathing sewer air, and this danger s Dnt n proportion to the amount Of he'd Odo<s present., nor c0n R always b. overcome by Seins much in the op.n air. The oanCer is lot 70 much gFeat probability Of evil ss 6 uDhll probability ot great evils
 Many persons a-e not susceptible to bod Ddors; others think such Olors are not harm tul unless they arc very strong. Still cshers become habituated t0 smells which. to A vi,- tor, seem very offensive. 4 faint. fetid, lauseating odor, Shjch comes in slight puffs rom c wash basin or bath overflow, Is aI- ways to be feared 4 stench, as from a 5arnyard or swin tub. is merely annoying
 IL Is not asserted that filth alone can create Isease Foul pig stys do nOt generate ty- phoid fever, nor is e simple stench unwholo- some ls b fermentins or putresnent filth which ts dangerous to health, and the infeo- lion is believed to bs due tO specific germs of disease, which have been transmitted from some patient through tbe agency of siS, water, milk or other food
 Where dependence is placed upon cssspools these muss bs male tight to guard agains. the change of soil and well pollution, and abundant ventilation must be provided All Sesspools are AboIainations aud rlakeshifts at hcst, and the sooD-r they ere abolished the better. Almost Guy other method of scyFer- age l. preferable. Earth closets arc practica- 5le fin small communities or single dwellings, Ehile what Is known as the sub-irTigation Iystem may be applied in homes which now depend upon ceSspo1is
 ~Ventilate!s -Veuillaic!7 @Ventilatei' should be Fung into tho ears of every hOuSe- holder. One cannot have too much air within Sis drainage system. Air is natures disin- anu kl-Ae--1 aaA 1-t-cEA 4L As (. guard against leaks, re holes, cracks, evap- )ration and the ordinary wear and tear to Ehich all mundane things ere subject Let the interior Of drains be constantly purified by a steady current of atmospheric air pass hg through them, and diluting their con sents, and tbsFe need he no anxiety about ewer gas
 Col WaringS 'Perfect Sanitary Formula embraces two injunctioHs: First, to allow 10 organic decomposition within the dwelling or within drains under unhealthful conditions; secoDd, to allow no drain air to enter the hcuse under any circumstances
 l would add to theSe the following: Drain, purify and ventilate; eradicate every hint of sampness from the site and foundations; do not store up anything capable of doeomposi- ton, within or sbout your dwelling; let the hidden things be revealed; use plenty of hot water, soap and elbow grease; let the broom and scrT,bbing brush Do the scepteTs of domes- tic supremacy; take nothing for granted, and | remember that eternal vigilance is the price | of health, as ot liberty; distrust smsteur sd- | vice o1 matters ot health; test all things, but | bold fast to that which IS good and in accord | with common sense-Charles P. Wingabe in | Youths Companion.